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Confession, Yesterday during informal introductions of new attendees, I announced a morning walk at 10 am. to get exercise and empty trash bags. Wind blew so hard all night that it kept me awake. Low last night was 52. I did not make it out to see if anyone went on walk. There is always tomorrow.

Looks like those who arrive today may get a "discount" if the kiosk is not collecting funds. Heard that long, long, long time attendees Richard and Linda Sharp are not going to make it this year. Linda is recovering from pneumonia so the desert is just not a good place for her this year. Talked with Fred Thomas this morning. Said he was first here in 1995. He is in Maine bundled up at zero degrees.

I forgot to pack the RVForum signs but I will still be taking photos of attendees and do up a collage for posting "you were here in 2018 " after our rally!

Here are the Happy Members of RVForum who attended 2017 Quartzsite Rally. Note the Green RVForum sign that will NOT be in the photo this year , but if you make a mental note I'm sure you will recall when the 2018 photo is posted. ( yeah right!)

Ok typical desert weather. It clouded up and rained this afternoon. Temps dropped to 50. At 4pm ( semi designated happy hour time, it was too wet, windy and to sit out. BUT at 5 pm it had cleared so I went to "sit out." Was the only one there. Note lone chair in one photo.

Finally was joined by friendly RVForum folks as we seek framily! Or was it the brownies? Introductions again and we are picking up members enticed by free tools, parts and service by Bill Waugh and his stacker full of goodies. ( man cave)

Finally someone suggested we start the fire. DONE but we all bailed before it finished. Not all of us are from Minnesota!

Forgot to mention Len in photo above. He spilled his drink into his chair! He pouted about the loss of a good drink just because he was adjusting his seating! No problemo, he got a dry chair and started out again!

Welcome to your first time attendance at an RVForum rally in Quartzsite AZ. Many of us know your RV has been here before (driven by Ned and Lorna Reiter.) We also appreciate (big time) that you hunker down when weather is cold. We heard by campfire tonight that the big tent is crowded! Even at 9 am.

So please everyone, join us at happy hour Sunday to tell us all your Quartzsite purchases!

Looks as if we'll be a bit delayed. Got to Santa Fe last night (beautiful day, but windy), but we woke up this morning to a couple of inches of snow. It seems to have stopped now, but I'm extremely reluctant to drive this rig in the snow so, unless things change, we'll spend an extra day here. Will update should things change.

It just occurred to me that many of you may not have known about the NWS Graphical Forecasts, which can be found on this site. Precip probabilities, temperature forecasts and more are shown on a map -- you can even zoom in for more detail. It's very helpful for determining when you can travel where.

As Terry's photo captured, despite cold winds a whole bunch of us gathered for introductions at the happy hour tonight.

Most popular couple were the Nash's as they brought pictured sandwiches to share! Caryl ventured out but hubby was too cold to join us. I saw Dan and Marge arrive but they skipped happy hour too. Phil and Wendy Lou (pictured) from an Diego area joined us by car as they enjoy the luxury of hook ups at a park in town. Hoping they can come learn how to boon dock when they return next year.

Met Jerry who is a cancer surviver and friends with Jim.(Paul's brother) He trailers a very sweet Mercedes behind his rig! Henry shared that he is a "Professional RV Tester" having had 3 RV's within the past 9 months. Margaret was not so sure this is a good occupation!

Gary made an appearance but Maria is still coughing so she was absent.Ann and Paul spent 2 hours in line today at the dump and we did not see them out and about this afternoon. Wishard friends', the Coties' ( pictured) enjoyed the day trip to Desert Bar today and have the T shirt to prove it! They brought Aspen logs to burn for our fire.

Bill again announced his shop is open for tools, parts and repairs. He is such a generous person. Joe and Doreen repositioned their rig to get more sun and her hand signals were the entertainment of my afternoon. They finally got her in the slip!

Betty shared that Mike and Wendy are absent while they tend to Gordon who is their 13 1/2 year old Labrador. Gordon is not doing well and we all send hugs of support to Mike and Wendy as they face the next steps with their fur baby. Betty explained what it means to be in the RVForum. We are friends who support each other. We are like family to each other. In other words we are FRAMILY!

Thanks for the updates Betty. Best wishes for Gordon. We were next to Mike and Wendy in Moab a few years back. Gordon had a seizure, but came out OK. When pups are having a hard time, it is always difficult on the parents.

Looks like the shutdown is or will be over soon and life in Quartzsite should be back to normal before long. So save your pennies and don't drive to the Pit Stop or other location for water and to dump.

Logged

Gary B1st

2005 Pace Arrow 35G2016 Jeep Wrangler

Poverty exists not because we cannot feed the poor, but because we cannot satisfy the rich.

I did not take any photos today and I even skipped the first part of Happy Hour. We discovered a good time to visit the BIG TENT is at 3:30 pm. You can get front row parking spots and there is lots of room in the aisles. I made a beauty product purchase. Watched the guy cut vegetables with the exact utensil I bought last year. It is still in the plastic bag so I watched the demo to see how to use it.

We ran over to Taco Tios and had a bite of Mexican food. Got back and Happy Hour was still happy.

I did my annual pass around a white envelope should anyone care to contribute to this RVForum of ours. I collect money and mail to Tom Jones to run the RVForum. I also noted there is a DONATE Button on the top line menu of forum should your credit card be more convenient. I'm here till Sunday morning for envelope return.

Some of us have saved money from what we learned here on RVForum, for others it has cost us a lot when we see just " what we need" from our framily. Tee hee

It kills me to read this thread. I am so jealous, I wish I was there with all of you. I am there in spirit. At least I have the central Florida mini rally this week but the problem is that it is too short and there is no 4 wheel drive option.

When we left the Canyon last Oct, plans were to be in Q for Dec-Feb. Then my kid announce his marriage(in FLA, in April)and we decided to stay in Arkansas for the winter as opposed to making the cross country trip twice(host job at the Canyon again this year). So now, here we sit in Arkansas with our coach in the shop with frozen/broken water pipes, waiting on the insurance guy to give it the okay.Probably would have been cheaper to make the 2 drives. Enjoy the desert, folks.